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Road Trip to Cooperstown (Allen St. John, Wall Street Journal, 12/26/2003) (sub. req’d)

Here’s a rundown on some of the players on this year’s ballot, roughly in order of their chances of enshrinement.

Paul Molitor . . . .

Dennis Eckersley . . . .

Ryne Sandberg: (second year, 49.2% on last year’s ballot): Mr. Sandberg is clearly among the top 10 second basemen of all time – only Joe Morgan, Eddie Collins and Rogers Hornsby have a clear edge over him. Compare him with Hall of Famers Bobby Doerr and Tony Lazzeri, factor in his nine Gold Gloves, and it becomes obvious that Mr. Sandberg is deserving.

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